Like many of us, the Camaro entered its fourth decade carrying a little extra baggage. Thick in the haunches and laden with the obligatory accouterments of the modern automotive era, Chevrolet still managed to squeeze mind-blowing performance from it, namely in the form of the Camaro ZL1, a car that goes, stops, and turns better than any 4120-pound, 580-hp car has a right to. But for Al Oppenheiser, Chief Engineer of the Camaro program, that was just a warm-up. The next step in the shape-up plan was the Camaro SS 1LE, a lighter, tighter, track-tuned car, followed by the surprise appearance of the even more track-focused Z/28 at the New York auto show. Clearly, Mr. Oppenheiser is not only a man with a plan, but has the friends in high places to make it happen. To give us a taste of its most recent and lightest-weight efforts, Chevrolet invited us out to GM's Milford Road Course to provide some ballast for a cadre of hot shoes for a Nürburgring-worthy workout in a trio of Z/28s. READ MORE ››
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